[Agora Publication] Kroll (1977): Some Athenian Armor Tokens

Kroll, J. H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 46.2 2 141-146 10.2307_147832 ... 1977 ... Some Athenian Armor Tokens

[Agora Publication] Schäfer (2019): The Armor Tokens from the Athenian Agora

Schäfer, Martin ... The Royal Numismatic Society ... Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication 57 1 41-62 0 901405 35 3 Offprint ... 2019 ... The Armor Tokens from the Athenian Agora

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[Agora Object] S 1690: Lappet Fragment from Armor of Imperial Statue

Broken all around. Lappet with head of Zeus Ammon, which is well preserved except right horn. Pentelic marble. Finished Debris of house 653/4. Leica ... 6 March 1953 ... Lappet Fragment from Armor of Imperial Statue

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[Agora Image] 2023.02.0585

Lappet fragment from armor of Imperial statue ... Craig Mauzy ... Horizontal (normal) ... 17 Apr 2023 ... Lappet fragment from armor of Imperial statue.

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[Agora Image] 2023.02.0586

Lappet fragment from armor of Imperial statue ... Craig Mauzy ... Horizontal (normal) ... 17 Apr 2023 ... Lappet fragment from armor of Imperial statue.

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[Agora Image] 2023.02.0587

Lappet fragment from armor of Imperial statue ... Craig Mauzy ... Horizontal (normal) ... 17 Apr 2023 ... Lappet fragment from armor of Imperial statue.

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[Agora Image] 2023.02.0588

Lappet fragment from armor of Imperial statue ... Craig Mauzy ... Horizontal (normal) ... 17 Apr 2023 ... Lappet fragment from armor of Imperial statue.

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1298 (HAT 72-42)

Lead armor tokens from the well near Royal Stoa ... Cf. LCT-49 and LCT-50 (better prints) Horizontal (normal) ... 1972 ... Lead armor tokens from the well near Royal Stoa.

[Agora Object] P 2793: Black Figure Lekythos Fragment

Depicts warrior right and woman. White for armor, flesh of woman and fold of garment. No. 493. Rectangular rockcut shaft. Leica, XXVI-1 ... August-September 1932 ... White for armor, flesh of woman and fold of garment.

[Agora Object] AP 1871: Skyphos (Black Figure Sherd)

Fighting woman with dots on shield and armor. Same pot as AP 1849, 1806, 2202, 1742, 2201. Carl Roebuck, Nb. No. 6. Well A. 144 ... 13 April 1938 ... Fighting woman with dots on shield and armor. Same pot as AP 1849, 1806, 2202, 1742, 2201.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Κ-10-79 (pp. 1948-1949)

Grave Monument Fragment. Multiple Lamp. Type 20. Statuette Fragment: Draped Female and Wolf. Lappet Fragment from Armor of Imperial Statue ... Κ-10 1948, 1949 I 6579 L 5003 S 1689 S 1690 I 6579 L 5003 S 1689 S 1690 ... 5 March 1953 ... Lappet Fragment from Armor of Imperial Statue

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[Agora Image] 2004.02.0071 (LCT-49)

Lead armor tokens (from Well J 5:1) stamped on both sides, one side a piece of armor and on the other side a letter: IL 1575 (helmet), IL 1573-1574 (breastplate), IL 1579 (shield) and IL 1572, IL 1576-1577 ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw scan in Public / Unworked / Projects / 2004.02. LCT Negatives Horizontal (normal) ... 1992 ... Lead armor tokens (from Well J 5:1) stamped on both sides, one side a piece of armor and on the other side a letter: IL 1575 (helmet), IL 1573-1574 (breastplate), IL 1579 (shield) and IL 1572, IL 1576-1577 (greave). 3rd c.

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[Agora Coin] N 47895

Athens ... Sv. 88.10--13 Casts Head or bust of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet and sometimes aegis; border of dots. AθH-NAI-ωN or AθH-NAIω-N Athena, wearing armor and hurling spear, stg. r. in biga galloping ... (b) Later Issues: VB or C ... AθH-NAI-ωN or AθH-NAIω-N Athena, wearing armor and hurling spear, stg. r. in biga galloping r.; border of dots.

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[Agora Object] P 2662: Black Figure Lekythos Fragment

Mended from six pieces; upper half and foot missing. Combat scene with warrior running left, sword drawn, looking right. To his right, Athena right, a falling warrior (giant?), and a warrior, left. This ... August-September 1932 ... White for flesh of Athena, for dots on garment, ornament on shields and other armor of warriors. Red for dots on Athena's dress, for rims of shields and crest of helmet and for dots on other armor. Three lines of red on glaze beneath scene

[Agora Object] L 514: Lamp Fragment

Fragment of discus and rim. Rim sunk, with raised motifs: studded triangles, quatrefoil, concentric circles, leaf. Rather large discus, sunk, with relief picture: preserved upper part of male figure in ... 7 April 1932 ... Rather large discus, sunk, with relief picture: preserved upper part of male figure in armor (?), head right; and spearhead (?).

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[Agora Image] 2004.02.0073 (LCT-50)

Lead armor tokens (from Well J 5:1) stamped on both sides, on one side a piece of armor and on the other side a letter: IL 1575 (helmet), IL 1573-1574 (breastplate), IL 1579 (shield) and IL 1572, IL 1576-1577 ... Craig Mauzy ... Cf. Birth of Democracy (1993), p. 107, pl. 16.12-18. Raw scan in Public / Unworked / Projects / 2004.02. LCT Negatives Horizontal (normal) ... 1992 ... Lead armor tokens (from Well J 5:1) stamped on both sides, on one side a piece of armor and on the other side a letter: IL 1575 (helmet), IL 1573-1574 (breastplate), IL 1579 (shield) and IL 1572, IL 1576-1577 (greave). 3rd c.

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[Agora Object] IL 2012: Lead Token

Lead token with stamped obverse, reverse flat. Obverse stamped off-center with image of Gallic shield: elliptical shield with double ridge and central boss (greave?). Lead. For Athenian Armor tokens, ... 15 June 2007 ... For Athenian Armor tokens, cf. Kroll 1977 (Hesperia 46 (1977), pp. 141-146).

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[Agora Object] L 15: Lamp

On rim, concentric grooves and beading; panels on sides. On discus, gladiatorial scene; two gladiators in full armor one to the right attacking with arm raised, with dagger; one to the left crouching ... 15 June 1931 ... On discus, gladiatorial scene; two gladiators in full armor one to the right attacking with arm raised, with dagger; one to the left crouching.

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[Agora Image] 2008.19.0016 (LCT-50)

Lead tokens, third century B.C., stamped with items of armor (breastplate, helmet, greaves) to be issued to the cavalry. Top row, left to rigt: IL 1572, IL 1576, IL 1577. Bottom row, left to right: IL ... Craig Mauzy ... Horizontal (normal) ... Lead tokens, third century B.C., stamped with items of armor (breastplate, helmet, greaves) to be issued to the cavalry.

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[Agora Image] 2000.02.1069 (Slide Sheet: 57:18)

Lead tokens (from Well J 5:1) depicting pieces of armor probably distributed to members of the cavalry. Letters on reverse. Top row, left to right: IL 1572, IL 1573, IL 1574. Bottom row: IL 1575, IL 1576, ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jun 2000 ... Lead tokens (from Well J 5:1) depicting pieces of armor probably distributed to members of the cavalry.

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[Agora Image] 2000.02.1068 (Slide Sheet: 57:17)

Lead tokens (from Well J 5:1) depicting pieces of armor probably distributed to members of the cavalry. Obverse. Top row, left to right: greave (IL 1572), breastplates (IL 1573, IL 1574). Bottom row: helmet ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jun 2000 ... Lead tokens (from Well J 5:1) depicting pieces of armor probably distributed to members of the cavalry.

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[Agora Object] P 14388: Red Figure Oinochoe Fragments

a) The larger fragment has part of the very fine palmette and lotus band around the neck above the panel. b) Part of this same band, and traces of the scene of a warrior pursuing a woman. Part of a head ... 16-19 March 1935 ... To the right, part of an uncertain object: armor? a petasos? a Corinthian helmet?

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[Agora Object] P 37000: Black Glaze Lekythos

Mouth and handle missing; small gap at shoulder, chipped foot. Cylindrical lekythos. Scene framed at top by two diluted lines and a row of double dots above, at bottom black band flanked by diluted line ... 490-470 B.C ... Red: belt and fillet of charioteer; stripes on warrior's armor, helmet, and shield; mane and breast band of horse; bands of goal post.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 7, s. 250, p. 234

Index of Representations. Abraham sacrificing Isaac. Chiron. Acanthus. Circus rider. Acheloos. Cock. Achilles. Aeneas and Anchises. Constantinian monogram. Amazon. Ammon head. Amphora, garlanded. Cornucopia ... Agora 7 234 ... Armor

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Army

http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_army.html

The Athenian Army From the very beginning, the Athenians were compelled to fight for their new democracy. Their dramatic victories over the Boiotians and Chalkidians in 506 B.C. led many to attribute Athenian ... By far the largest component of the army was the infantry composed of hoplites, citizens fighting in a full set of armor. They went into battle protected by a helmet, breastplate, and greaves (shin guards), carrying a large round shield and long thrusting spear. ... On one side a piece of armor is shown: a helmet, breastplate, shield, or greave, and on the other side, the letter Α (alpha), Γ (gamma), or Δ (delta). These tokens might have been used as exchanges for state-owned armor. The letters may have designated sizes for the armor pictured on the other side.

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: Military Service

http://agathe.gr/democracy/military_service.html

Military Service After the 18-year-old was registered in his deme as a citizen and was approved by the Council, he entered military service as a young conscript (ephebe) with other members of his tribe ... Rich men served in the cavalry, providing their own horses; those who could afford armor made up the heavy-armed infantry, called hoplites; and the others served either as light-armed troops or as oarsmen in the navy. ... Part of the cavalry archives consisting of assessment records of horses written on lead strips (9), lead tokens for the issuing of armor (10), and clay tokens serving to identify official messengers from specific officers have been found (11), all discarded down a well at the northwest corner of the square. ... Lead tokens, third century B.C., stamped with items of armor (breastplate, helmet, greaves) to be issued to the cavalry. 11.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 379, p. 363

Agora, Archaic Cemetery. Bracelet. Corinthian. Agora, North Slope. Branch. Agora, Rectangular Rock-cut Shaft. Other. Cornucopia. Well. Corslet. Couch. Aigina. Cradle kithara. Altar. Crosshatching. Amphora ... Agora 23 363 G 6:3 Q 12:3 ... Armor

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[Agora Object] P 7238: Black Figure Hydria Fragments

The rim and neck preserved, with about one-third of the shoulder, including most of the figured panel (broken away at the lower right). Attachment of vertical handle preserved at the back. Two non-joining ... 19-23 March 1936 ... In front of the horses, left, facing the charioteer, a warrior in full armor: greaves, shield, and high crested helmet.

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[Agora Object] P 2612: Black Figure Column Krater Fragments

Thirteen fragments. a) Mended from many pieces and partly restored in plaster, preserves nearly half of circumference of shoulder and about half of panel on obverse and part of one handle. b) Mended from ... August-September 1932 ... White for flesh of women, one horse of quadriga and Poseidon's armor(?); also ornaments on harness.

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[Agora Object] P 30197: Red Figure Column Krater

Mended from many pieces and restored in plaster. Foot with double torus moulding. Overhanging rim. Main side shows mounted Amazon riding right attacking hoplite. Amazon wears cap, striped trousers and ... 27 June-5 August 1972 ... Hoplite wears typical Greek armor: "Thracian" helmet, corselet, chitoniskos and greaves.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 256

Fifteen non-joining fragments of wall, P 18278 b--c and P 19582 a--d of torus rim with zone of ornament below. Glaze mottled here and there; has a greenish cast in places; abraded in part on rim. Max ... Ca. 480 B.C ... It is tempting to suggest that she held a piece of Achilleus' armor in her right hand, of which only the thumb is preserved in the lower right of P 19582 i. But when one tries to reconstruct any piece of the set (helmet, corslet, sheathed sword), part of the weapon or armor would have to appear in front of her, where all there is is black glaze. ... Secondly, if what remains on P 19582 f represents a shield hanging on the wall, it would be inappropriate in a scene that shows the Second Arming, because at that time Achilleus was without armor and weapons.

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Stoa Poikile

http://agathe.gr/guide/stoa_poikile.html

Stoa Poikile Across modern Hadrian Street are the most recent excavations (2003), along the north side of the square. Here have been revealed the remains of another large stoa, identified on the basis ... Actual armor and weapons taken from defeated enemies were also displayed on the building to remind Athenians of former glory.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 6, s. 114, p. 102

Index; General. Index; General; Acrobat. Index; General; Berries. Index; General; Actor. Index; General; Actor; Bacchic. Index; General; Bestiarius. Index; General; Actor; Comic. Index; General; Bilychnis ... Agora 6 102 ... Index; General; Armor

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 29.1, s. 26, p. xxvi

Kleiner, F.S. 1975a. The 1926 Piraeus Hoard and Athenian Bronze Coinage ca. 86 B.C., Δελτ 28, 1973, A' [1975], pp. 169-186. Kleiner, F.S. 1975b. The Earliest Athenian New Style Bronze Coins. Some Evidence ... Agora 29 xxvi ... Some Athenian Armor Tokens, Hesperia 46, pp. 141-146

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 26, s. 13, p. xiii

G. Macdonald, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection I-III, Glasgow 1899-1905. IG I³, Inscriptiones Atticae Euclidis anno anteriores, 3rd ed., fasc., 1, ed. D. Lewis, Berlin 1981. IG II², ... Agora 26 xiii ... Kroll, Some Athenian Armor Tokes, Hesperia 46, 1977, pp. 141-146

[Agora Publication] Broneer (1956): The North Slope Krater, New Fragments

Broneer, O ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The calyx-krater of Exekias, first published in 1937,1 was discovered at the bottom of a well in the American School excavations on the North slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The circumstances of discovery ... 1956 ... More important, however, are the differences in the stance, armor, and garments of the warriors, because it is the composition of the warrior scene that, more than any other part of the decoration, makes the two vases look alike.